单词学习
pioneer
n. 先锋;拓荒者
vt. 开辟;倡导;提倡
vi. 作先驱
例句:The path led him to be a pioneer of controlled drug release and tissue regeneration.
这条路引领着他成为药物控制释放和组织工程的先锋人物。
B.C.
abbr.
(=before Christ) 公元前…年(基督之前…年); (=bachelor of chemistry) 化学学士; (=bachelor of commerce) 商学士
例句: The vacant W.B.C. junior-lightweight title has been called off.
空缺的世界拳击理事会次轻量级头衔被取消了。
thinker
n.思想家; 思考者;
例句:Sean's a fast thinker, and he acts on impulse.
肖恩是个思维敏捷、行事随兴的人。
wise
adj. 明智的;聪明的;博学的
vt. 使知道;教导
vi. 了解
n. (Wise)人名;(英)怀斯
例句:
It isn't wise to commercialize sport.
把体育运动商业化并不明智。
kindness
n. 仁慈;好意;友好的行为
n. (Kindness)人名;(英)坎德尼斯
例句:He did it all out of kindness.
他做这事完全出于好意。
philosopher
n.哲学家,哲人; 思想家,学者; 豁达的人; 爱卖弄大道理者
例句:the Greek philosopher Aristotle
希腊哲学家亚里士多德
influence
n. 影响;势力;感化;有影响的人或事
vt. 影响;改变
例句:That woman wields a lot of influence.
那个女人是一个很有影响力的人。
whom
pron. 谁(who的宾格)
例句:You can't suppose whom I met in the street.
你准猜不着我在大街上看见谁啦。
pass away
(时间等)消磨掉; 去世; 终止; 停止
例句:" Pass away " is a euphemism for " die ".
“ 去世 ” 是 “ 死 ” 的委婉语.
unite
defeat
vt.击败,战胜; 挫败; [法]宣告无效,作废;
n.战胜; 失败; [法]废除;
变形
复数: defeats 过去式: defeated 过去分词: defeated 现在分词: defeating 第三人称单数: defeats
例句:
After the pain of defeat passes, England have some thinking to do.
失败的痛苦过去以后,英国人应该认真反思一下。
set up
建立; 准备; 安排; 引起
例句:The security zone was set up to prevent guerrilla infiltrations.
设立了安全区以防止游击队员的渗入。
empire
n.
帝国,帝国领土; 帝权,君权,最高统治权; 大企业组织
例句:The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline.
帝国大厦是人们熟悉的纽约高楼大厦中的地标。
forever
adv.永远; 不断地,无休止地; 老是,经常;
n.永恒; 极长的一段时间;
例句:Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.
尽管价格昂贵,但它们经久耐用,永不过时。
come to an end
v.结束,终止; 完事; 期满; 平息
例句:
Unfortunately, like all good things, it had to come to an end.
然而不幸的是天下没有不散的宴席.
captain
n. 队长,首领;船长;上尉;海军上校
vt. 指挥;率领
例句:We elected her captain of our basketball team.
我们选她当篮球队队长。
lead
n. 领导;铅;导线;榜样
vt. 领导;致使;引导;指挥
vi. 领导;导致;用水砣测深
adj. 带头的;最重要的
n. (Lead)人名;(英)利德
例句:I followed his lead.
我听从他的领导。
compass
n.
罗盘; 指南针; 圆规; 界限
例句: You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south.
无论走到哪里,罗盘仍然指向北或南。
sailing
n.帆船运动; (乘帆船的)航行; (轮船的)航班;
v.驾驶( sail的现在分词); 起航; 坐船旅行; 掠
adj.航行的;
变形
复数: sailings
例句:
Sailing boats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.
帆船停泊在狭窄的水道上。
sail
vi.航行; 起航; 驾驶帆船;
vt.航行; 开船; (水禽)游泳; 驾驶(船)
n.帆船; 航行; 帆状物; 航行距离
变形
复数: sails 过去式: sailed 过去分词: sailed 现在分词: sailing 第三人称单数: sails
例句:
They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.
他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。
coast
vi. 滑行;沿岸航行
vt. 沿…岸航行
n. 海岸;滑坡
n. (Coast)人名;(英)科斯特
例句:The croakers schooled along the coast.
黄鱼沿着海岸成群地游动。
unfortunately
adv.
不幸地,遗憾地; 可惜; 不巧
例句:I like cats but unfortunately I'm allergic to them.
我喜欢猫,但遗憾的是我对猫过敏。
birth
n.出生; 分娩; 起源; 出身
变形
复数: births
例句:
I had obtained the authentic details about the birth of the organization.
我已经掌握了有关该组织诞生的可靠的详细资料。
trade
n. 贸易,交易;行业;职业
vi. 交易,买卖;以物易物
vt. 用…进行交换
例句:We developed trade with them for mutual benefit.
我们以互利为目的与他们发展贸易。
missile
n.
导弹; 投射物
例句: Another missile exploded harmlessly outside the town.
又一枚导弹在城外爆炸,没有造成任何伤害。
graduation
n. 毕业;毕业典礼;刻度,分度;分等级
例句:He still lived on his parents after graduation.
毕业之后他仍然靠父母生活。
university
n.综合性大学; 大学人员; 大学校舍;
例句:His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university.
他那本带有精美插图的书见证了他对大学的热爱。
Pacific
adj.和平的,爱好和平的,太平的; 平静的; 平时的; 太平洋的
例句:
She learned her insurance had been canceled by Pacific Mutual Insurance Company.
她得知自己的保险已经被太平洋互助保险公司中止了。
further
adj.更远的,较远的; 更进一步的,深一层的; 更多的;
adv.进一步地; 更远地; 而且;
vt.促进,推动; 增进;
例句:The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.
房间很安静,无人主动提供更多的信息。
degree
n.[乐]音阶,度; [数]度,度数; 程度; 学位
例句:The degree provides a thorough grounding in both mathematics and statistics.
该学位课程将为数学和统计学打下扎实的基础。
aerospace
n.
航空与航天空间; 宇宙空间(指地球大气层及其外面的空间); 航空航天学; 航空航天工业
例句:Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
不久之后,国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
graduate
vt. 授予…学位;分等级;标上刻度
vi. 毕业;渐变
n. 研究生;毕业生
adj. 毕业的;研究生的
例句:He needs three more credits to graduate.
他需要再修3个学分才能毕业。
researcher
n.研究员,调查者;
例句:A market researcher called at the house where he was living.
一位市场调查人员造访了他的住处。
theory
n.学说; 理论; 原理; 推测
例句:Punishment cannot be discussed in isolation from social theory.
不能脱离社会理论孤立地讨论惩罚。
motherland
n.
祖国; 母国
例句:Regular trips back to her adopted motherland have resulted in her first book, Tiger Balm.
经常返回她移居的国家让她写出了她的第一本书《万金油》。
blank
adj.空白的; 空的,无信息的,未填写的; 茫然的; 空虚的
n.空的空间或地点; 填空处,空白表格; 坯; 无用的东西
vt.消失; 挡住通路; [体育运动] 阻止(对手)得分; 打孔,盖印
vi.走神; 逐渐消失;
例句:They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle.
他们用自动步枪近距离开枪射杀了他。
institute
vt.
建立; 制定; 开始; 着手
n.
协会; 学会; 学院; (教育、专业等)机构
例句: the Institute of Chartered Accountants。
(英国皇家)特许会计师协会
charge
vt.装载; 控诉; 使充电; 索(价)
vi.索价; 向前冲; 记在账上; 充电
n.费用; 指示; 掌管; 指责
例句:But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.
但法律专家们不能肯定这一指控是否成立。
in charge of
主管,负责; 照料;
例句:
Det Supt Bassett was in charge of the murder enquiry.
探长巴西特负责调查该谋杀案。
spacecraft
n. [航] 宇宙飞船,航天器
例句:The space agency would no longer operate its own spacecraft, but essentially buy tickets for its astronauts.
这间航太机构将不再运行自己的航天器,而本质上是为它的宇航员们买票。
related
adj.有关系的; 叙述的;
vt.叙述(relate过去式和过去分词);
例句:A spokesman insisted the two events were "in no way related"
一位发言人坚称这两起事件“绝无关联”。
youth
n.年轻; 青年,小伙子; 初期,少年(青年)时期; 〈集合词〉青少年们
变形
复数: youths
例句:
In my youth my ambition had been to be an inventor.
我年轻时的抱负是成为一个发明家。
devotion
n.
献身,奉献; 忠诚; 信仰,祈祷; 热爱
例句: His devotion to his wife and family is touching.
他对妻子和家人的关爱感人至深。
express
vt. 表达;快递
adj. 明确的;迅速的;专门的
n. 快车,快递,专使;捷运公司
例句:I cannot express to you how grateful I am.
我无法向你表达我是多么感激。
career
n.生涯; 职业; 事业; 速度,全速
adj.作为毕生职业的;
vi.全速前进,猛冲;
例句:Somehow Karin managed to cope with the demands of her career.
卡琳设法达到了其职业的要求。
destination
n.目的 ,目标; 目的地,终点; [罕用语]预定,指定;
例句:His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.
他的目的地是乔伯姆公地,那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。
hybrid
n.杂种; 杂交生成的生物体; 混合物; 混合词
adj.混合的; 杂种的;
例句:A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.
骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种动物。
gunpowder
n.
火药; 有烟火药,黑色火药; 中国珠茶
例句:The barrel of gunpowder blew up with a terrible noise.
火药桶爆炸了,发出轰然一声巨响.
printing
n.印刷(术); (书籍的)一次印刷; 印刷字体; 一次的印数
v.(在松软的表面)压印( print的现在分词 ); 把…付印; 用印刷体写; 冲洗(照片)
例句:The American edition of "Cloud Street" is already in its third printing.
美国版的《云街》已经是第三次印刷了。
sailor
n.水手,海员; 驾船人;
例句:The sailor went through all the motions smartly.
这个水手机灵地走了走过场。
discovery
n.发现,发觉; (剧情的)发展; 被发现的事物; [法]显示证据
例句:he discovery is being hailed as The Holy Grail of astronomy.
这一发现圆了天文学界的一个梦想。
firework
n.(常pl.)烟火,烟花; (热情,怒气等的)迸发;
例句:The firework went off in a cascade of colour.
烟火散开像一片五彩缤纷的瀑布.
Arab
eastern
adj. 东方的;朝东的;东洋的
n. 东方人;(美国)东部地区的人
例句:The eastern sky pinkened.
天空东方变成了粉红色。
bark
vi.吠叫; 厉声说话;
vt.大声喊出; 厉声说出;
n.犬吠声; 似吠声; 树皮;
例句:He started to hack away at the tree bark.
他开始砍树皮。
rag
n.
破布; 碎布; 破旧衣服; 碎片
vt.
嘲笑,捉弄; 糟蹋,欺负; 指责,欺负人
例句:This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies.
烟草公司知道了这种消息一定会大怒。
clay
n. [土壤] 粘土;泥土;肉体;似黏土的东西
vt. 用黏土处理
n. (Clay)人名;(英、法、西、意、葡)克莱
例句:He rolled the clay into a ball.
他把粘土揉成一个球。
ink
n.墨水,油墨; (乌贼分泌的)墨液;
vt.给…上油墨(以供印刷、签订合同等); 签名(在…上); 涂油墨;
例句:
Ink particles attach themselves to air bubbles and rise to the surface.
墨汁颗粒附着在气泡上,浮到表面上。